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Holyoke senior citizens voice hope for discount, better performance from...
A Comcast representative wouldn't tell senior citizens whether the company would provide a bill discount. About 75 people attended a Holyoke public hearing on the city's next contract with Comcast...
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Reader Raves winners feted at dinner at Log Cabin in Holyoke
Winners were chosen in categories such as Friendliest Police Officer, Best Teacher and Best Antique Store. HOLYOKE — Winners of the Reader Raves Awards were given the red carpet treatment and feted at...
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Shakin' All Over concert to benefit Southwick Rotary Club
Shakin' All Over is a six-piece band that is successful in getting the crowd on the dance floor. The group concentrates its play selection during the era from 1954 to 1963. Shakin' All Over will play...
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Patty Andrews, last surviving of Andrews Sisters, dies at 94
The Andrews Sisters' hits such as the rollicking "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B" and the poignant "I Can Dream, Can't I?" captured the home-front spirit of World War II. This 1942 file photo...
View ArticleRihanna opens up about renewed relationship with former abusive boyfriend...
"We value each other. We know exactly what we have now, and we don't want to lose that." - Rihanna on her relationship with Chris Brown Rihanna recently confirmed that she has gotten back together...
View ArticleRestaurant review: Apollo Grill in Easthampton
The menu reflects an appreciation of fresh, local ingredients and classic American kitchen techniques. When the Apollo Grill in Easthampton opened a decade ago, Chef-Owner Casey Douglass envisioned...
View ArticleBeyonce to finally face media in New Orleans
Beyonce is expected to face the media Thursday as she previews her halftime performance at the Super Bowl. But the focus will likely be on her performance at that other big event earlier this month....
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Super Bowl XLVII spreads: Area chefs from Theodores' and Max Buger offer tips...
Americans double their average daily consumption on Super Bowl Sunday, a very close second next to Thanksgiving. Lauren Pineau, of Chicopee, holds a basket of Bourbon BBQ Wings at Theodores' in...
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Underdog 'Argo' continues on charmed Oscar path
"Argo" is a feel-good thrill ride that's patriotic enough to warrant a good "USA! USA!" chant as the credits roll. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some years, Academy Awards voters just want to feel right about...
View Article'Grand Theft Auto V' to launch on Sept. 17
"Grand Theft Auto" is one of the world's most popular video game franchises. NEW YORK (AP) — Video game publisher Take-Two says the next installment of the long-awaited "Grand Theft Auto" series will...
View Article'How I Met Your Mother' to end mystery next season
"How I Met Your Mother" will air its ninth and final season in 2013-2014. LOS ANGELES (AP) — CBS says the big reveal is coming for "How I Met Your Mother." The network said Wednesday the sitcom will...
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Fred Contrada: The year of learning acoustic guitar in the blues style of...
I used to marvel that these bluesmen were blind on top of everything else they had to deal with. The Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi. AP I don’t know when someone last wrote about...
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Beer Nut: Don't get a super hangover on Super Sunday
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism says there are more than 30 million hangovers per week. AP I usually don't mention products outside of beer itself in this column, but one just...
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Off the Menu: Game season at Student Prince, Munich Haus
Winter has traditionally been treated as "game season" by those who create restaurant menus, their line of reasoning being that the robust flavors of "wild" meats are a good match for appetites...
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Top 5: Worst songs ever (listen to them here)
Everyone has a song they hate. I am not talking despise, I mean really, really hate. Here are five which have topped various worst song lists on the web. “(You’re) Having My Baby,” Paul Anka (1974) –...
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Holyoke Gas and Electric cable TV unlikely despite hopes expressed at hearing...
It would cost $10 million to $20 million to establish a Holyoke Gas and Electric Department cable TV system. Miles of fiber optic cables would be needed for a cable TV system at a cost of millions of...
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Movie trailer: 'Beautiful Creatures'
The film opens on Valentine's Day. Ethan (Alden Ehrenreich) longs to escape his small town, but falls for Lena (Alice Englert), a mysterious new girl. Together, they uncover dark secrets about their...
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Hawaii lawmakers propose shielding celeb privacy
More than two-thirds of Hawaii's state senators have signed onto a bill to protect celebrities from paparazzi, giving them power to sue over unwanted beach photos and other snapshots on the islands....
View Article10 spots to look out for during Super Bowl Sunday
Celebrities, humor, babies and cute animals will once again rule the commercial breaks on Sunday during Super Bowl XLVII, advertising's biggest showcase, when more than 111 million people are expected...
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Fox's Geraldo Rivera weighing US Senate run in NJ
Geraldo Rivera, who hosts a weekend show on Fox News Channel, said Thursday he's seriously thinking about running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey. FILE - Geraldo Rivera on the "Fox & friends"...
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